Iowa State Football Post-Mortem: Baylor

While the loss to Oklahoma State was certainly disappointing given the circumstances, the attitude around #CyclONENation was different than previous years following a heartbreaking loss. In the past, our fanbase has had a habit of piling on the doom and gloom, knowing that we had missed yet another opportunity for a big win. Yet, this week the Iowa State fans instead turned their focus the Baylor game and to the prospects of a bowl game. This is due to a widespread belief in the fanbase, coaching staff, and team that we will not only have another shot at taking down a top team, but that we are now expecting to be able to compete with and beat even the blue bloods on a regular basis. From now on, teams like Oklahoma will no longer be chalked as a a quasi-automatic loss, but as a game that will not only be competitive, but one the Cyclones can win with some regularity. That’s change we can all believe in.

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